Colorado Coop Encourages Geothermal Installation
Posted on Aug 16, 2012 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Colorado Coop Encourages Geothermal Installation
San Isabel Electric Association is offering rebates to customers who install geothermal heating and cooling systems. The systems are touted as being significantly more efficient at heating and cooling compared to ordinary systems. Read the full story.
Coops Team Up for Illinois Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
Posted on Aug 16, 2012 in Land Use, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Team Up for Illinois Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility
Wabash Valley Power Association and Hendricks Power Cooperative teamed up with Waste Management to construct a 3.2-MW landfill gas-to-energy facility located in Danville, Illinois. The facility is the fourth of its kind at the site and can be expanded in the future as the landfill’s methane gas generation increases. Click here for more.
Coops to Purchase Electricity from Pennsylvania’s Largest Wind Farm
Posted on Jul 31, 2012 in Financing, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops to Purchase Electricity from Pennsylvania’s Largest Wind Farm
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will purchase electricity produced from the future Mehoopany Wind Farm, a 141-MW wind generation project located near Scranton, Pennsylvania. The National Renewables Cooperative Organization assisted the coops with the long-term power purchase agreements. BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power have...
New Mexico Coop to Add 18 MW of Wind Power This Year
Posted on Jul 27, 2012 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on New Mexico Coop to Add 18 MW of Wind Power This Year
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative recently announced that it plans to buy the output from Broadview Energy’s wind project in Curry County, New Mexico. The coop plans to make the necessary filing with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission by month’s end. The 18 MW of wind power is part of Broadview Energy’s plan to build projects to supply as much as 500 MW of wind power in eastern...
Indiana Coop Continues Presence in Biomass Arena
Posted on Jul 26, 2012 in Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Indiana Coop Continues Presence in Biomass Arena
Indianapolis-based Wabash Valley Power Association has eight landfill gas plant sites in Indiana and is looking to expand project development into neighboring states. Wabash generates roughly 44 MW of energy, which is the result of a $52 million investment in Wabash’s landfill gas-to-energy program. Click here for more.
Government Push for Grid Upgrades Receives Pushback from Coops
Posted on Jul 19, 2012 in Grid & Infrastructure, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Government Push for Grid Upgrades Receives Pushback from Coops
Several Montana-based coops called on the Secretary of the Department of Energy to withdraw a federal plan to upgrade portions of the nation’s power grid. The plan aims to move more renewable energy from rural areas like Montana to load centers like those found in California. The coops fear that the costs to modernize the grid will unfairly fall to rural communities, resulting in...
Coops Tell Department of Energy Why Water Heaters Justify New Classification
Posted on Jul 12, 2012 in Environmental, Financing, Innovation/Efficiency, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Tell Department of Energy Why Water Heaters Justify New Classification
The Department of Energy (DOE) has solicited comments from coops across the country to explain whether the cost-saving benefits of their demand response programs justify a new classification for large-capacity electric resistance water heaters under DOE regulations. Read more, including some of the specific comments, at Electric Co-op Today.
FERC Transmission Rule Source of Controversy
Posted on Jul 12, 2012 in Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Litigation, Mergers/Acquisitions, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on FERC Transmission Rule Source of Controversy
An investor-owned utility association, Edison Electric Institute, has requested that a federal court review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) controversial rule meant to spur new transmission investment. The rule requires utilities to create regional plans and a framework for cost allocation. The rule also introduces competitive bidding and new compliance...
More Wind Power for Oklahoma Coop
Posted on Jul 5, 2012 in Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on More Wind Power for Oklahoma Coop
The Rocky Ridge wind farm located in Kiowa and Washita counties is operational, producing up to 150 MW of electricity being purchased by Western Farmers Electric Cooperative. The Oklahoma wind farm increased Western Farmers’ wind portfolio to approximately 16 percent of its entire combined generating and purchased power capacity. NewsOK has the full story.
CFC Funds Hydropower Plant 100 Years in the Making
Posted on Jul 5, 2012 in Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on CFC Funds Hydropower Plant 100 Years in the Making
Delta-Montrose Electric Association, based in Colorado, has broken ground on a hydropower plant whose plans date back to a visit from President William Taft in 1909. The $22 million in CREB financing will help pay for interest expenses for the plant. Natural Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) applied for the CREBs on Delta-Montrose’s behalf in 2009. The CFC...
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